So in your Christmas prayers this yearafter which we would all go outside and scatter seeds for the critters.
Alfie asked me if I'd ask you:
Say a prayer for the wind and the water and the wood
And those who live there, too
Last year the tradition extended to the next generation with an adaptation entitled Alfie the Texas Christmas Tree. I hope the grands are reading it tonight ...
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| Meliss, Jackson, Griffin, and Meg |
But this year, Don and I are spending Christmas Eve on the homestead, so earlier today I put food out at the critter feeding station (aka the compost heap). Then I walked the property, looking at the amazing transformation wrought by two days of work by trained arborists. This is one example of the results ...
compared to all the deadwood before ...
The crew from Bartlett filled three trucks with wood chips, which they left behind so we can create more paths. This is the view looking toward the house of what I was able to do today ...
and here's the same section with a view out to the floodplain ...
There's also a large pile out by the west trail that we had abandoned after the Halloween flood last year ...
Now we'll be able to fill in the deep gaps between the rocks and make the trail passable again ...
Not our usual Christmas Eve, but with a cool breeze and crystalline blue skies, it was a gift from the universe, gratefully received.
With best wishes to all for a peaceful holy-day ...
